Hi,

i´m struggling to get manual track updates into PFPX, I copied the whole track message provided by simbrief into the scratchpad of the Tracks Tab. Unfortunately Save option is greyed out as well as TRK on the World Map. Can someone help me, or rather, show me the correct way to insert tracks?

Thanks a lot for your help
Thomas

Copy the whole page content from https://notams.aim.faa.gov/nat.html

 

Paste that in the PFPX manual track entry for NAT.

 

Save the data as a text file for future use if really required, the entry is however retained in PFPX until removed/overwritten.

 

For the save function to work using the above link requires the tab formatting to be changed.

fast and reliable as always, thank you so much

Stephen,

any suggestion on the new NAT updated form? https://nms.aim.faa.gov/nat

The old page https://notams.aim.faa.gov/nat.html seems to be no longer active. :-(

Thanks!
Andrej

Hi Andrej,

NATS are now published on the new FAA site FAA NMS

Unfortunately the format has changed slightly and requires sections encompassed in brackets

eg

(NAT-1/3

to

END OF PART ONE OF THREE PARTS)

repeated for each section.

I have however created a Notepad++ macro, just paste into \AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml:

<Macros>
<Macro name="PFPX FAA NAT" Ctrl="yes" Alt="no" Shift="yes" Key="78">
<Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="NAT-1" />
<Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="(NAT-1" />
<Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="513" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="NAT-2" />
<Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="(NAT-2" />
<Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="513" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="NAT-3" />
<Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="(NAT-3" />
<Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="513" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="END OF PART ONE OF THREE PARTS" />
<Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="END OF PART ONE OF THREE PARTS)" />
<Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="513" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="END OF PART TWO OF THREE PARTS" />
<Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="END OF PART TWO OF THREE PARTS)" />
<Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="513" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="END OF PART THREE OF THREE PARTS" />
<Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="END OF PART THREE OF THREE PARTS)" />
<Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="513" sParam="" />
<Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
</Macro>
</Macros>

Having pasted the complete NAT entry from the FAA into Notepad++ simply run the macro via the toolbar ( or shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+N ). This can then be copy/pasted to PFPX manual tracks.

If necessary I'll increase this to four sections.

Thank you Stephen. I have to now re-learn how to use Macros. :-) But I will manage.

There is now a mix of formatting on the FAA site Andrej, the macro still works but may become unnecessary.